Tag Archives: IT

MyFiles to be Removed after this Semester, Says IT

Information Technology has announced the discontinuance of UWSP’s myFiles (H: Drive) network file service at the end of this semester. UWSP’s IT department stated that the university’s local file network, known as myFiles or as the H: Drive, will no longer be available after the Spring 2019 semester. Students have received this news from multiple campus announcements over the last ... Read More »

IT Budget Takes a Hit

In recent years, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, as well as a number of UW institutions has experienced a decline in enrollment. This has caused a number of services in the university to evaluate and reduce their budgets. Information Technology is one of the sectors being impacted by the reduction, which will lead to reduced services for students and faculty at ... Read More »

Film Review: It – You’ll Laugh, You’ll Cry, You’ll Scream, You’ll Die

Last year around this time, America had some strange run-ins with clowns. They started popping up all over the country last October to terrify American citizens. There was even one in Thompson Hall of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. After the clown-pocalypse of 2016 ended, we could breathe easy since the clowns finally receded back into whatever creepy sewer system ... Read More »

How Much Campus Really Cuts

What is being cut on campus? Changes are happening, but it can be hard to tell what is affected by budget cuts and what is not. When it came down to making budget reductions, the main departments that were affected were Business Affairs, Information Technology and the College of Professional Studies. Within these departments, the decision about the amount of ... Read More »

University Explores Information Technology Ecosystems

As technology develops, the University must evolve and integrate new applications with computer systems already in place, specifically information technology “ecosystems.” IT ecosystems are different platforms and applications under one parent system, such as Microsoft Office suite and Microsoft Windows operating system under the overall Microsoft ecosystem. After being asked by multiple faculty regarding the university’s stance on different ecosystems, the ... Read More »